Fibre Picker
We don’t ask what you like. We ask what you can’t live with.
Every answer either removes a fibre or leaves it standing, and we show the reasoning both ways. If everything gets ruled out, we say so instead of recommending something anyway.
Nothing is ruled out yet.
Most shops ask what you like. That produces a bag you are happy with for a month. We ask what you can’t live with, because the fibre trait you find irritating on day one is the one you will still find irritating in year three.
Cotton Canvas
Undyed canvas yellows in sunlight over months.
Jute
Unlined jute sheds fibres for the first few uses.
Cork
Cork spots if soaked. Wipe it, never submerge it.
Linen
Linen creases. That is the fibre, not a defect.